A WOULD-be terrorist tried to build a nail-bomb in his Birmingham bedroom to be used in a devastating attack, a court was told.

Zahid Hussain, 28, had also allegedly researched railway lines as a possible target and had viewed images relating to Islamic State and Osama bin Laden.

A jury was told he was arrested after being seen acting suspiciously near his home in Naseby Road, A lum Rock, on August 2015.

When the property was searched police allegedly found the home-made ‘pressure cooker’ bomb, plus other explosive devices including improvised igniters made from modified Christmas tree fairylights and a door bell.

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Miss Darlow said he was found in possession of books which contained instructions about sabotage and guerrilla warfare, while material recovered from his computer showed Hussain had a “pronounced interest” in Islamic State and events in Syria, the jury heard.

She continued: “In other words Hussain had become bedroom radicalised.”

Miss Darlow said Hussain was found to have also viewed hundreds of images relating to Islamic State, violent military conflict and images which included those of Osama bin Laden and the Boston bomber who had detonated a pressure-cooker device at the Boston Marathon.

Hussain was living at the address with his family and occupied a bedroom on the ground floor.

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He was arrested on August 9 following a report of a man acting suspiciously and carrying a metal object in Anthony Road.

“Found on him were hand written recipes for explosives and a hand drawn map which showed the location of a drainage chamber in Alum Rock and also a modified fairy light with wires protruding out from the bottom,” said Miss Darlow.

She said police then went on to search his home.

Miss Darlow added: “The defendant had been carrying out a number of activities, some of which were outside the home, the purpose of which appears to have been that of researching railway lines as possible targets for a terrorist attack.”